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My SNES just randomly decided to glitch out...

>> No.7757237
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>> No.7757242
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I tested the cartridges with my other SNES and they're fine. I also didn't drop it or anything. Anyone know what causes this?

>> No.7757267

>>7757234
>>7757237
>>7757242
I've never seen this. Fascinating.

>> No.7757274

>>7757242
Some component dying is my guess. Try using the burn in rom on a flashcart if you can. It will tell what component is at fault.

>> No.7757281

>>7757234
Try cleaning the cartridge slot thoroughly

>> No.7757296
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My friend's SNES glitched out as well. I tested the game on my SNES and it worked fine. It seems like the internal memory has gone kaput or something. We never found out what happened, he just sold the SNES for parts for a low price.

>> No.7757319

>>7757274
If this is the case, I assume picking the console apart and cleaning it wouldn't help?

>> No.7757325

>>7757319
Nope, best case scenario one of the legs on the PPU went cold and needs to be reflowed. The problem is SNES PPUs and CPUs are just fucking dying. That green shit you're seeing is an artifact from one part of the PPU not doing its job or being unable to complete it. An element of one of the background layers isn't going through entirely, and it could be a number of things.

If you're handy with an iron and want to solder it, try reflowing it. Otherwise check for damaged traces and otherwise your SNES is just on its way out like many more before it.

>> No.7757365

>>7757325
Well, sadly my knowledge about the internal hardware is nonexistent, but thanks anyway.

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>>7757296
>SNES on a flat screen

>> No.7757415

>>7757375
Yeah, and it is stretched to 16:9. My friend is not a /vr/tualboy.

>> No.7757424

>>7757296
>dying on the first level of world
lmao git gud

>> No.7759521

>>7757296
The way the block turns around like paratroopas do when you run into them. Freaky shit man I wouldn't touch that console ever again.
Added trauma from that scretched flatscreen.

>> No.7759612

>>7757296
He simply unlocked hard mode, the SMW we all known was just easy mode all along

>> No.7761426

>>7759521
I believe stars killed him too. Very weird.

>> No.7761440

I never had this problem on my emulator of choice.

>> No.7761448

>>7757234
>>7757237
Dying PPU

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Check if you have an SHVC unit which had the bad CPU revision in it.

>> No.7761461

>>7757234
Recap that poor thing. Its about time. Easy repair and will work properly once its done. A fucked SNES doesnt load games at all.

>> No.7761470

>>7761461

>>7761460
Recapping isn't going to help if he has one of the early production SNESes with the faulty CPUs in it.

>> No.7761495

>>7761470
A bad PPU will have more than graphical glitches. Its also much less likely than bad caps even if it is a early SNES. The console has barely 20 caps in it its a 10$ repair at most. Doesnt hurt to try and it will have to be done eventually.

>> No.7761518

>>7761495
To be honest he'll have to take it apart and find out if he has an early board anyway. The bad CPUs were in SHVC and some GPM units. Any SNES made in 1993 up should have the CPU-B which doesn't have reliability issues.

>> No.7761525

>>7761495
>Doesnt hurt to try and it will have to be done eventually
cap issues aren't really an issue with SNESes as Nintendo used Nichion caps which are good quality. Sega used lots of shitty caps especially in the Sega CD and Game Gear and those always need replacement.

>> No.7761545

>>7761525
All caps dry out its just a matter of time and these systems are 3 decades old.

>> No.7761547

>>7761525
>Nichicon
Nichicons may be good but caps are caps and they all are waaaaaaay beyond their rated lifetime. I have a shitton of bad nichicon caps in a bag somwhere from working on vintage audio. Most of them are usually fine and some and even still in spec but when a couple go bad the whole thing is fucked. You only need one to go bad for shit to hit the fan. Sometimes catastrophically.

>> No.7761554

>>7761547
>>7761545
you know, you might not want to store your shit in a damp basement or shed. that's usually what causes caps to deteriorate. granted, electrolytics also like being powered on once in a while to keep from drying out.

>> No.7761563

>>7761554
Rated life time is 20ys. Its simply the first thing to go bad. that whole "werks on my machine" or "dont live in florida lmao" schtick doesnt hold for shit. If the SNES glitches out in 80% of cases it a bad power rail because caps are borked. What you describe is reforming and while it can sometimes "ressurect" a leaky cap, Its not going to put the electrolyte back in the can. You dont know what you are talking about.

>> No.7761565

>>7761554
You're not wrong but lots of consoles were stored who knows where over the last 3 decades.

>> No.7761582

>>7761563
>You dont know what you are talking about.
you know telling someone they don't know what they're talking about is usually the first sign you're the one who doesn't know what he's talking about

>> No.7761583

>>7757234
try changing caps I watched a PS2 die on me, changed the caps and it was fine

>> No.7761585

>>7761582
You dont even know how reforming works. I would guess you know less than me.

>> No.7761601

I have a SNES that works find and I don't worry too much about it because I don't have the safety screwdriver bit to take it apart. If it was just Philips head screws maybe I'd take it apart and have a look but I don't know how to solder so I couldn't recap stuff if I wanted to.

>> No.7761605

>>7761563
>tfw I live in florida
Are all of my consoles fucked bros???

>> No.7761649

>>7761605
Electronics hate heat and moisture. Their life expectancy is reduced there. But if you have good AC and stored them properly they're likely "fine". The older stuff may use a service.

>> No.7761703

>>7761649
I store all of shit in cases in a water-resitant plastic container when not in use. I had a mold problem awhile back that made me ultra-paranoid about protecting my stuff. I figure that I'm probably screwed either way though. humidity is high but I can get it down to around 50-55 in the house.

>> No.7762909

It's the PPU or bad memory. Load a test ROM on your flash cart and run the burn in test. Replace whatever fails.

>> No.7762920

>>7762909
boot up FF6. the title screen uses Mode 7 so if the PPU is kill then it will glitch out. Mario Kart is another common test as it uses the multiplier/divider. sometimes a bad CPU or PPU will not be immediately obvious because not all games use all of their features.

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>>7757365
You shouldn't be in to retro consoles if you don't know a lick about electronics repair. Holy cow, are you a brown person?

>> No.7762945

As someone said in here, the OP should take his SNES apart and make sure he doesn't have one of the S-CPU-As which are prone to fucking themselves.

>> No.7762969

>>7762934
I've never had to repair any of my shit. It still works after 25 years.

>> No.7762979

>>7762969
I have an issue with my NES randomly shutting off and I suspect it's a dry solder joint in the power jack. this tends to be a problem with SNESes but I guess it can happen with a NES too; Nintendo probably used the same identical power jack in them.

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How do I set up my emulators to stop working one day because they wanted to save a buck giving the chinks at the factory even less dog food than usual? Can't believe I've been missing on this so called developer's intended experience

>> No.7762996

>>7762994
Lmao

>> No.7762998

>>7762996
>>7762994
samefag

>> No.7763002

>>7762994
kek

>> No.7763004

>>7762998
meant for >>7762934

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>>7763004
breh

>> No.7763016

>>7763006
I'm trans btw.

>> No.7763021

>>7761605
I'm fucked too, bro. My house is full of humidity. Only common sense tip I can tell you and that I practice myself is never store anything in a garage. The closet in your room is probably the most "normal" storage you're gonna get.

>> No.7763545

>>7761460
What if I have a SNES Jr.?

>> No.7763556

>>7763545
the SNES Jr. doesn't have separate CPU and PPU anymore, it's basically a SNES on a chip like the Genesis 3. the bad CPUs are CPU-As and those are only in units made pre-1993.

>> No.7763560

>>7757237
What do you expect. Nothing from 1991 is in good shape anymore

>> No.7763563

>>7763556
So, this means I'm good? I don't need to worry about my system dying?

>> No.7763565

>>7763563
I mean eventually it will die

>> No.7763573

>>7763565
Yeah, but it'll probably outlive me, so meh

>> No.7763610

>>7763560
>Nothing from 1991 is in good shape anymore
I'm 3 years older than that. Come on, I'm not that old and decrepit.

>> No.7763619

>>7763560
don't store your shit in a damp basement, dude

>> No.7763636

I appreciate all anons who gave OP useful advice, not underage trolls/spammers like >>7763560

>> No.7763647

>>7763636
Go your old ass to bed.

>> No.7763656

>>7762994

ok that was funny.

>> No.7765652

Unless it's a known problem child like big box Amigas or Game Gears you probably shouldn't worry too much about recapping your shit as long as it's stored in a cool, dry environment.

>> No.7766245

>>7757234
based

>> No.7766258

>>7763656
>>7762994
samefag

>> No.7766269

>>7766258
meant for >>7763636

>> No.7766280

>>7762920
It's not just mode 7. I once had a SNES on my test bench where the sprites in most games, notably Contra 3 were totally fucked. It was a bad PPU. Removed and replaced, everything passed the burn in test.

>> No.7766358

>>7757325
this is the right answer but there’s probably going to be a lot of faggots just saying things with no frame of reference

>> No.7766368

>>7766280
It was an SHVC board, no? those are always the ones that fuck themselves.